TAE National Greek Airlines

TAE National Greek Airlines^[1]
TAE Εθνικαί Αεροπορικαί Γραμμαί

IATA ICAO Call sign GK TAE Greek
Founded	1951
Ceased operations	1957
Hubs	Athens Hellenikon Airport
Fleet size	18
Destinations	20[1]
Headquarters	Athens, Greece

TAE National Greek Airlines (Greek: Τεχνικαί Αεροπορικαί Εκμεταλλεύσεις—Εθνικαί Αεροπορικαί Γραμμαί, Greek pronunciation: [te̞xniˈce̞ ae̞roporiˈce̞ e̞kme̞taˈle̞fsis e̞θniˈce̞ ae̞roporiˈce̞ ɣraˈme̞], literally Technical and Aeronautical Holdings—National Air Lines), originally branded in English as TAE National Greek Airlines, was formed by the Greek government in 1951 to be the national airline of Greece. The airline operated without competition on domestic routes in Greece and served a small number of European and Middle Eastern cities. The airline was sold to Aristotle Onassis in 1957 and he renamed the carrier Olympic Airways.